Texas: Second child with measles dies as US outbreak spreads
An unvaccinated schoolgirl dies from measles pulmonary failure, officials say, having caught the illness recently in an area where vaccination rates are below the safe level.
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US health and human services secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr (right) at the girl's funeral. Pic: AP
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A funeral is held after the second measles death in the state, in Seminole, Texas. Pic: AP
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